When someone close to him is shot dead in a roadside motel in a
small-town in Wyoming, DeMarco shirks his responsibilities as the
Speaker of the House's fixer to make sure the authorities are doing
everything that can be done to catch the killer. He soon realizes that
the rural area is dominated by Hiram Bunt, a wealthy rancher with an
obstructionist streak who is willing to take on the federal government
at gunpoint and seems to have a number of politicians under his thumb.
But Bunt is not the only one in the way. DeMarco also learns that his
friend--a woman he was once in love with--had unearthed a number of
explosive secrets during her time in the backwoods, and that the deputy
in charge of the investigation may be ignoring several leads to preserve
a secret of his own. Surrounded by people willing to kill to maintain
the status quo, DeMarco launches his own investigation into a growing
list of intertwining suspects. And being DeMarco, he concludes that
breaking the law to uncover the truth is the best way to ensure that
justice is done. Gripping and genuinely unpredictable to the very end.